Adjustable fastener for securing harrow-teeth to their supporting-bars.



PATENTED APR. 23, 1907.

G. W- WILLIS. ADJUSTABLE FASTENER POR SECURING HARROW TEETH TO THEIR SUPPORTING BARS.

APPLIOATION FILED 17120.28, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

GEORGE WALTER WILLIS, OF I'IOOSIGK FALLS, NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE FASTENER FOR SECURING HARROW-TEETH TO THEIR SUPPORTING-BARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented April 23, 1907.

Application filed December 26,1906. Serial No. 3%,3'76.

T0 ctZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE VVALTER WILLIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoosick Falls, New York, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Fasteners for Securing Harrow- Teeth to Their Supporting-Bar and other Analo ous Uses, of which the following is a full, 0 ear, and exact-description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part 'of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate like parts.

Referring to said drawings, Figure 1 is a $rspective, Fig. 2 is a section view on lines I l of Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 a top plan view of my invention.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient means for securing harrow teeth to a tubular frame and providing for the adjustment on the frame of the harrow teeth, which adjustment will not interfere with the tooth being held rigidly to the harrow frame.

A is the ordinary tubular harrow frame bar. B is the tooth reversely curved over the bar A. As will be noticed from Fig. 2 the tooth is eccentric to the bar A. It extends partially around the bar A and between the bar A and the tooth holder C, and thence through a slot in the tooth holder C, and is reversely curved rearwardly, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The tooth holder C is also eccentric to the bar A, but reversely to the tooth B. The tooth holder C, as shown in Fig. 2, fits at its upper end on the bar A and is eccentric to the bar A, but reversely to the tooth B. The tooth holder is provided with shoulders at to prevent the sidewise movement of the tooth. The tooth holder is slotted, as is also the tooth B, and through these slots and a hole in bar A passes the bolt D which holds the tooth and tooth holder in placell It is evident that when the stress in the op eration of the harrow is applied upon the end of the tooth in contact with the soil, that the tooth and the tooth holder, being reversely eccentric to the bar A, will not cause the tooth to slip around the bar A and the force will be exerted against the nut F of bolt D. I11 order, however, to more securely hold the parts in place, serrated washer E may be provided which fits into the serrations of the tooth holder thus rendering any slipping of the parts impossible.

In order to adjust the harrow tooth it is only necessary to loosen the nut F sufliciently to enable the tooth holder and tooth B to be moved around the bar A to any desired point, and when the desired adjustment is made the parts are held firmly in place by screwing up nut F.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a harrow tooth fastener, a tubular frame, a harrow tooth reversely curved over the frame, over and under a tooth holder, said tooth holder being also eccentric to the frame reversely to the tooth, and slots in the tooth and tooth holder, and means for holding the parts in place.

2. A combination of the frame A, slotted tooth B, slotted tooth holder C, and said tooth holder and tooth being eccentric to frame A and reversely to each other, and means for holding the parts in place, consisting of a bolt D and serrated Washer E fitting into serrations in tooth holder 0, substanti ally as and for the pur )ose described.

In witness whereof have hereto set my hand and seal this 24th day of October, 1906.

G. WVALTER WVILLIS.

Attest:

JAMES A. BEOKETT, WALTER F. CoNNoLLY. 

